places to eat in long island city?

[virgo70]

taking a driving trip and would like to stop for lunch in long island city, any recs?

[jpmorganmtb]

One of the best kept secrets in Long Island City and maybe Queens is Bantry Bay Publick House. Best comfort food in Queens hands down! I've never been disappointed with the food here. Great stuff! Every Monday you can get an amazing burger on a soft pretzel bun w/ fries for only $5! You can't beat that...

[sekelmaan]

Excellent. That sounds great. If I ever go back...

[sekelmaan]

So we are back from LIC. We were turned down from Tournesol due to the fact we had a toddler.

We went to Testaccio. It was barely mediocre. We had bruschetta, paparadelle with duck and braised oxtails. The bruschetta were bland and on thick slices of bread. The oxtails were chewy. The paparadelle was the winner, which we finished. The service was only average. The idiotic hostess was trying to keep the toddler out of the dining room and kept trying to seat us at the bar or high bar tables.

[janie]

not child friendly much? too bad--you should have headed over to de mole in sunnyside, doe mexican, always great to kids, --some of those lic new places are pretentious, overpriced, and definitely not child friendly--

[sekelmaan]

Yeah. I wasn't impressed. The last time I was in LIC it was warehouses and strip clubs.

[sekelmaan]

http://www.johnbrownseriousbbq.com

That is the correct URL for the smokehouse. This is a good list.
I am heading into LIC this weekend. Any classic NY style pizza? No brick oven, no fancy ingredients. Just cheese and grease.

Thanks!

[Jeffsayyes]

there's San Remo Pizza, which I haven't been to but it seems really dinghy. it's a really cool spot actually, but no ones ever there. never had the pizza.

bella via is the fancy stuff. there's also Juniors which has bar pizza. Only slice joint is san remo though.... good luck.

[2slices]

Bread Box - truly great salads. Huge sometimes creative and delicious. I've also had the chicken skewers with humus which was excellent. But get ready for this - PARKING! Nice place to sit indoors and out. Can't believe it's been there almost 3 years, I drove by recently and assumed it had just opened. Not usually a stretch to go down when looking for a spot to eat.

Highly recommended

http://breadboxcafelic.com/

[Jeffsayyes]

LIC Market - it's a different part of LIC, and it might be my favorite restaurant in Queens.

[Tantissimo]

Tournesol

French Bistro. Delicious! My neighbor is from France and it's her go-to french place.

tournesolnyc.com

[Tabetaina]

I agree with Tournesol.

[Jeffsayyes]

just went to cafe henri for the first time this morning. I had many negative moments, but then the food came and it was hard not to like it. I'm going to go back for lunch or dinner.

How would you compare them vs Tournesol?

I did like Tournesol, and would probably prefer it - only because it seemed like it has more soul.

[megc]

I definitely prefer Tournesol to Cafe Henri.

[Jeffsayyes]

Hey meg. why is that?

[Pookipichu]

I prefer Tournesol as well, the quality of the ingredients are better, the preparation is more skillful and authentic, overall just better in every way.

[jpmorganmtb]

John Brown Smokehouse. Amazing Burnt Ends and Pork Belly.

http://www.johnbrownsmokehouse.org/